Six-time Australian V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup had a media outing at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney to announce that Red Bull Racing had re-signed him for another three years. Of course, they tried getting photos of Whincup, his trophy and a black-headed python. Oops, that backfired.

Just took the old snake out of the garage for some smaller repairs. Thought of sharing a bit of the sound of the 8-Liter-V10. Not too spectacular, but still nice to listen to, I think. I promise to show you more videos of the Viper as soon as the german winter is over!

The straight-line racers over at DragTimes.com have the first shot of a pre-production 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10, hot off the Michigan assembly line. The only problem is that shot they've got? It's of the Viper in "Snakeskin Green," one of the new "lifesaver colors" that include "Venom Red," "Viper Violet," "Viper…